FAD3220 exam 3 Exam Questions All
Correct Answers New Update
physical changes - Answer -can be natural aging or due to lifestyle choices such as
exercise, diet, smoking, and alcohol consumption
physical changes in women - Answer -women are pressured to keep a youthful look as
they age
osteoporosis - Answer -a condition in which the bones become brittle, fragile, and thin,
often brought about by a lack of calcium in the diet
vision in middle adulthood - Answer -age 40, visual acuity begins to decline
visual acuity - Answer -the ability to discern fine spatial detail in both close and distant
objects
prebyopia - Answer -loss of near vision
glaucoma - Answer -a condition in which pressure in the fluid of the eye increases,
either because the fluid cannot drain properly or because too much fluid is produced
hearing in middle adulthood - Answer -hearing declines in acuity, not as severe as
vision. environmental factors can cause hearing damages. or it can be due to aging,
loss of cilia or hair cells in the inner ear.
presbycusis - Answer -loss of the ability to hear sounds of high frequency
sound localization - Answer -have trouble identifying the direction and origin of a sound
female climacteric - Answer -the period that marks the transition from being able to bear
children to being unable to do so
menopause - Answer -the cessation of menstruation
perimenopause - Answer -describes this period prior to menopause when hormone
production begins to change.
male climacteric - Answer -the period of physical and psychological change relating to
the male reproductive system that occurs during late middle age
type A behavior patten - Answer -characterized by competitiveness, impatience, and a
tendency toward frustration and hostility
, polyphasic activities - Answer -type A; multiple activities carried out simultaneously.
type B behavior pattern - Answer -characterized by non-competitiveness, patience, and
a lack of aggression.
fluid intelligence - Answer -reflects information processing capabilities, reasoning, and
memory
crystallized intelligence - Answer -the accumulation of information, skills, and strategies
that people have learned through experience and that they can apply in problem-solving
situations
selective optimization - Answer -the process by which people concentrate on particular
skill areas to compensate for losses in other areas
sensory memory - Answer -an initial, momentary storage of information
short term memory - Answer -holds memory for 15 to 25 seconds.
long term memory - Answer -rehearsed memory that is held relatively permanent
memory in middle adulthood - Answer -memory tends to decline. sensory and short
term do no decline but longterm does
schemas - Answer -organized bodies of information stored in memory.
mnemonics - Answer -formal strategies for organizing material in ways that make it
more likely to be remembered
normative-crisis models - Answer -the approach to personality development that is
based on fairly universal stages tied to a sequence of age-related crises
life events models - Answer -the approach to personality development that is based on
the timing of particular events in an adult's life rather than on age per se
generativity-versus-stagnation - Answer -according to Erikson, the stage during middle
adulthood in which people consider their contributions to family and society
midlife crisis - Answer -a stage of uncertainty and indecision brought about by the
realization that life is finite
empty nest syndrome - Answer -the experience that relates to parents' feelings of
unhappiness, worry, loneliness, and depression resulting from their children's departure
from home
Correct Answers New Update
physical changes - Answer -can be natural aging or due to lifestyle choices such as
exercise, diet, smoking, and alcohol consumption
physical changes in women - Answer -women are pressured to keep a youthful look as
they age
osteoporosis - Answer -a condition in which the bones become brittle, fragile, and thin,
often brought about by a lack of calcium in the diet
vision in middle adulthood - Answer -age 40, visual acuity begins to decline
visual acuity - Answer -the ability to discern fine spatial detail in both close and distant
objects
prebyopia - Answer -loss of near vision
glaucoma - Answer -a condition in which pressure in the fluid of the eye increases,
either because the fluid cannot drain properly or because too much fluid is produced
hearing in middle adulthood - Answer -hearing declines in acuity, not as severe as
vision. environmental factors can cause hearing damages. or it can be due to aging,
loss of cilia or hair cells in the inner ear.
presbycusis - Answer -loss of the ability to hear sounds of high frequency
sound localization - Answer -have trouble identifying the direction and origin of a sound
female climacteric - Answer -the period that marks the transition from being able to bear
children to being unable to do so
menopause - Answer -the cessation of menstruation
perimenopause - Answer -describes this period prior to menopause when hormone
production begins to change.
male climacteric - Answer -the period of physical and psychological change relating to
the male reproductive system that occurs during late middle age
type A behavior patten - Answer -characterized by competitiveness, impatience, and a
tendency toward frustration and hostility
, polyphasic activities - Answer -type A; multiple activities carried out simultaneously.
type B behavior pattern - Answer -characterized by non-competitiveness, patience, and
a lack of aggression.
fluid intelligence - Answer -reflects information processing capabilities, reasoning, and
memory
crystallized intelligence - Answer -the accumulation of information, skills, and strategies
that people have learned through experience and that they can apply in problem-solving
situations
selective optimization - Answer -the process by which people concentrate on particular
skill areas to compensate for losses in other areas
sensory memory - Answer -an initial, momentary storage of information
short term memory - Answer -holds memory for 15 to 25 seconds.
long term memory - Answer -rehearsed memory that is held relatively permanent
memory in middle adulthood - Answer -memory tends to decline. sensory and short
term do no decline but longterm does
schemas - Answer -organized bodies of information stored in memory.
mnemonics - Answer -formal strategies for organizing material in ways that make it
more likely to be remembered
normative-crisis models - Answer -the approach to personality development that is
based on fairly universal stages tied to a sequence of age-related crises
life events models - Answer -the approach to personality development that is based on
the timing of particular events in an adult's life rather than on age per se
generativity-versus-stagnation - Answer -according to Erikson, the stage during middle
adulthood in which people consider their contributions to family and society
midlife crisis - Answer -a stage of uncertainty and indecision brought about by the
realization that life is finite
empty nest syndrome - Answer -the experience that relates to parents' feelings of
unhappiness, worry, loneliness, and depression resulting from their children's departure
from home
